IdeaQueenIF-Dazzler

Yes! People in responsible posts should have complete control on each word they utter as the impact of those words is more and on more people!

Coming back to this concept of Ram and Ramsethu.Ram might be a great king with all the divine qualities.He might be a a very good king,efficient king added to that according to the rules of that point of time,he might be lil bit more ethics conscious.....Ram is a Great King...may not be the Supreme Power which rules the world!

If we have a glance at the family history of Ram. The Raghuvamsha..(The dynasty of Ram is called Raghu Vamsha...Raghu means SUN......the Sun dynasty) had a great king called Raghu.He was a great ruler.He made somany reforms.He started somany projects(which were long term) and the projects and development measures got completed by the time Ram came into power.

So during the time of Ram, the projects were complete,the eco system was perfect ..there were large trees ...the environment was perfect..the rains also were at perfect times..because of proper ecological balance.....

The rule of Ram...RamRajya was almost perfect.So this made people adore Ram more more and that lead to the worship of Ram.Hence Ram may not be the Supreme Power..he was a great king..who is of role model material

Say, we like Mahatma Gandhi....his satyagraha, his methods..seems amazing to us.We adore him, we even don't like his Statues,Photos to be dishonoured.....so after 300 years.....How does it look if People say...M.K.Gandhi is Bhaghwan

Driving the point home,Karunanidhi is a learnt person, may be with all the elements of a typical Indian Politician.When he says something..why should he be treated in a bad manner ..by other politicans....

BJP and its sister organizations......make their bread and butter on RAM issue.If Karunanidhi says RAM is a MYTH...then there is no scope for BJP to survive

I really wonder why this oldie is still taking the pain of ruling the state...person with some common sense in DMK was Dayanidhi Maran..unfortunately..he is sidelined for the sake of Karunanidhi;s son Stalin

return_to_hadesIF-Sizzlerz

I am a Hindu, but my faith is something that is personal to me. It is just a part of what defines who I am. At the same time I am someone with a very questioning spirit. Theology, Mythology, History and Archeology are of deep interest to me and it is interesting to see the debates and discussions such things tend to stir.

In Lord of the Rings it is quoted History became legend, legend became myth. History and myth have always intertwined. For many archaeologists and historians Homeric Troy was pure myth till excavations in the last century, where now they are able to separate history and myth.

So archeology now says that the bridge is of natural formation. While I can understand how this hurts religious sentiments of Hindu's, to me personally one fraction of legend refuted does not erase the probability of the big picture truth to the matter.

Most importantly however, my faith is not something that can be shattered by a person's statement or an archaeological find. It is something deeper, spiritual and metaphysical that cannot be effected.

In short my initial and consistent reaction is honestly I do not give.

Originally posted by mythili_Kiran

Why is this old fellow...saying in this manner..now..did'nt he feel all these when he shared power with BJP..earlier?

Politics and Politicians, power and corruption. You never know what they are up to. They are like snakes in the grass, they maybe your best friend or your worst enemy. Simply deal with them with tact and caution.

Originally posted by mythili_Kiran

Can't we question divinity?Does our power or position makes us speak politically correct always?Huh! Karunanidhi..is an individual with lot of experience in life..great poet..great writer ....what's wrong if he says his personal beleifs?

In my personal opinion India is a secular as well as intellectual country. There is absolutely nothing wrong in questioning divinity and trying to find out the truth about what we believe and why. I question creationism, homophobia and other related issues.

As Einstein said "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind". Personally, I do not want to be lame or blind. I am all for achieving a reasonable balance.

I also believe in freedom of speech and expression. If someone has an opinion they have the right to express it. I have the right to express my own opinion. We all have a right to challenge and probe each other to defend our opinions and justify them.

On a final note please pardon me if any of my statement offends any religious sentiments, that is not my intention. This is simply the way I think, and I mean no disrespect to anybody or any religion.

SolidSnakeIF-Rockerz

Every citizen of this country has freedom of speech but it is not absolute. Even more so for people in important public seats, Karunanidhi must understand that his being a Chief Minister of TN means that whatever he utters in public shall be taken as state govt's opinion hence he should have been careful in uttering anything on such sensitive matters.

Karunanidhi (DMK) has always played "dravidian" (read TN) card, they have always tried to create a north-south (so called Aryan-Dravidian) divide, but it seems that this time it has gone terribly wrong. Karunanidhi's sole agenda now seems to be bad-mouth Shri Ram.

People would have had no objection to the Sethu-Samundram project had the govt handled the matter sensibly. But what they did, insulted one of the great icons of Sanatan Dharma.

Ramayana ke liye bhartiyon ke man mein jo maan-sammaan hai woh shabdo mein nahin likh sakte. Not many people would have known that several versions of Ramayana exist in South-East Asia also (in Thailad it is considered as national epic).

As in many oral epics, multiple versions of the Ramayana survive. In particular, the Ramayana related in North India differs in important respects from that preserved in South India and the rest of South-East Asia. There is an extensive tradition of oral storytelling based on the Ramayana in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Maldives.

I am a Hindu, but my faith is something that is personal to me. It is just a part of what defines who I am. At the same time I am someone with a very questioning spirit. Theology, Mythology, History and Archeology are of deep interest to me and it is interesting to see the debates and discussions such things tend to stir.

In Lord of the Rings it is quoted History became legend, legend became myth. History and myth have always intertwined. For many archaeologists and historians Homeric Troy was pure myth till excavations in the last century, where now they are able to separate history and myth.

So archeology now says that the bridge is of natural formation. While I can understand how this hurts religious sentiments of Hindu's, to me personally one fraction of legend refuted does not erase the probability of the big picture truth to the matter.

Most importantly however, my faith is not something that can be shattered by a person's statement or an archaeological find. It is something deeper, spiritual and metaphysical that cannot be effected.

In short my initial and consistent reaction is honestly I do not give.

Originally posted by mythili_Kiran

Why is this old fellow...saying in this manner..now..did'nt he feel all these when he shared power with BJP..earlier?

Politics and Politicians, power and corruption. You never know what they are up to. They are like snakes in the grass, they maybe your best friend or your worst enemy. Simply deal with them with tact and caution.

Originally posted by mythili_Kiran

Can't we question divinity?Does our power or position makes us speak politically correct always?Huh! Karunanidhi..is an individual with lot of experience in life..great poet..great writer ....what's wrong if he says his personal beleifs?

In my personal opinion India is a secular as well as intellectual country. There is absolutely nothing wrong in questioning divinity and trying to find out the truth about what we believe and why. I question creationism, homophobia and other related issues.

As Einstein said "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind". Personally, I do not want to be lame or blind. I am all for achieving a reasonable balance.

I also believe in freedom of speech and expression. If someone has an opinion they have the right to express it. I have the right to express my own opinion. We all have a right to challenge and probe each other to defend our opinions and justify them.

On a final note please pardon me if any of my statement offends any religious sentiments, that is not my intention. This is simply the way I think, and I mean no disrespect to anybody or any religion.

Wonderful Post RTH ji !Yes the relation between History and Mythology is really interesting aspect.Even if the Mythological characters..exist..(say we think..that they existed) were'nt they hyped.When we observes the characters in IIliad and Ramayana..Illiad and Mahabharata....there are somany similarites.....these all are epics...But how far is it reasonable to move forward in the present day...relying only on epics..epics help us in Personality development ,inculcating moral values..but should they be taken as basis for the real world development activites!And an epic is:In literature, an epic is a narrative poem on the grand scale and in
majestic style concerning the exploits and adventures of a superhuman
hero (or heroes) engaged in a quest or some serious endeavour. The hero
is distinguished above all men by his strength and courage, and is
restrained only by a sense of honour. The subject-matter of epic
includes myth,
legend, history, and folk tale. It is usually set in a heroic age of
the past and embodies its country's early history and expresses its
values. Battles and perilous journeys play a large part, as do gods,
the supernatural, and magic; scenes are often set in the Underworld or
in heaven. Certain formal features are conspicuous: the narrator
vouches for the truth of his story; there are invocations, elaborate
greetings, long speeches, detailed similes, digressions, and the
frequent repetition of 'typical' elements, for example the stock
adjective or formula,
the stock scene such as the hero arming for battle. Epic expresses a
delight in the physical world, shown by painstaking descriptions of
such things as arms, clothing, or ships.(http://www.answers.com/topic/epic)

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